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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
QUALCOMM Announces Delivery of CDMA2000 1xEV-DO Software Enhancements
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 11 QUALCOMM Incorporated
(Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access
(CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced software upgrades to the
CSM5500(TM) Cell Site Modem(TM) (CSM(TM)) device that enable CDMA2000(R)
1xEV-DO Revision 0 to be the first cellular technology to support Quality of
Service (QoS) and Multicast. QoS and Multicast are advanced capabilities
that
enable 1xEV-DO networks worldwide to support compelling end-user
applications,
such as high-quality video delivery, video telephony, instant multimedia
chat
or interactive 3D network gaming.
The enhanced CSM5500 software, commercially released in December 2003,
offers a seamless upgrade for existing 1xEV-DO Release 0 networks by taking
advantage of existing infrastructure with no additional hardware and
ensuring
faster time-to-market for new services. Key feature CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
enhancements enabled by the software upgrade to QUALCOMM's CSM5500 device
include:
* Quality of Service (QoS): The QoS feature improves the user's
multimedia experience by enabling the system to manage various users
and applications with different levels of priority. The system also
has the ability to recognize the delay and bandwidth requirements of
different data traffic and make sure that those requirements are met
efficiently. Operators can then offer tiered services and multiple
pricing options for applications such as video telephony and
interactive network gaming.
* Multicast: The Multicast feature provides flexible and efficient
transmission of multimedia content to multiple users to achieve a
cost-efficient use of air time and network resources. Multicast
enables a single Internet source to send data, such as video,
simultaneously to multiple users who subscribe to the service.
Multicast will allow operators to offer video and audio services
that
turn the wireless device into a sophisticated mobile information
center.
QUALCOMM Incorporated ( www.qualcomm.com ) is a leader in developing and
delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services
based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. Headquartered in San Diego,
Calif., QUALCOMM is included in the S&P 500 Index and is a 2003 FORTUNE
500(R)
company traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market(R) under the ticker symbol QCOM.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news
release
contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and
uncertainties, including the Company's ability to successfully design and
have
manufactured significant quantities of CDMA components on a timely and
profitable basis, the extent and speed to which CDMA is deployed, change in
economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as
the
other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports,
including
the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 28, 2003, and most
recent
Form 10-Q.
QUALCOMM is a registered trademark of QUALCOMM Incorporated. CSM5500,
CSM
and Cell Site Modem are trademarks of QUALCOMM Incorporated. CDMA2000 is a
registered trademark of the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA
USA).
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
For further information, please contact: Jennifer Bernas, QUALCOMM CDMA
Technologies, +1-858-845-7571, qct_publicrelations@qualcomm.com , or Emily
Gin, Corporate Public Relations, +1-858-651-4084,
publicrelations@qualcomm.com , or Bill Davidson, Investor Relations,
+1-858-658-4813, ir@qualcomm.com , all of QUALCOMM Incorporated.
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